Sounds good...I don't know of any hard commitments after this weekend other than Thanksgiving.  If is is cold, we'll bundle up and make the best of it. Whether or not Paula comes is a toss up...she seems to think she won't have fun up there because it is just motorcycles, hard women, liquor and cigarettes all weekend.  I have no idea where she gets that Idea. She has met Dave and likes him, so I guess that means MM is the one with all the bad things she's worried about  

If it is cold, I am going to get me some of those race tire warmers we saw at Barber's and wrap them around my legs

I agree.....50 degrees and above is a range that provides for fun riding.  When it is colder it ends up being more of a "survival challenge" for me.  

The Milwaukee heated vest I bought has been a very good investment for me, it works really well and on the low setting a single battery keeps me warm for about 6 hours.  I have used it on the motorcycle in temps down in the 30's, when skiing in temps below zero, and even when I get to the office and the heat has not come on and got the room warm yet.

I have bought a good cold weather riding coat and pants, and that helps a lot......last year I used my ski pants and they worked fine.

Having a bike with an windshield also helps - especially if it is wide enough to deflect the wind off your hands.

https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-Lithium-Ion-Heated-Front-Zones/dp/B075TH19KT...

MMRanch wrote on 10/26/19 at 09:17:12:


MM, if you get one of these let me know how it works.  It was hard for me to tell if it comes with the battery (edit: it says mobile power not included), and if you ride with it connected to the USB.  It says in two separate places: "When heating, you need to connect the mobile power supply all the time." and "Do not use for a long time, please do not connect to mobile power."

So, do I or do I not? Hmmm.

I have the battery tender USB adapter as well as my standard USB pulling from the headlight bucket. I suspect using the battery tender would be preferred over the headlight tapped USB due to the amount of draw these things have?

MMRanch wrote on 10/28/19 at 12:21:26:


HAHAH.  I am just glad to see that I can connect my charge treasure to it. Hard to find a treasure compatible jacket.

However, I really need the advertised " Vitality restoration: It provides deeper adjustment of physiological functions to avoid sub-health state and restore the vitality"

I agree and am thinking no on tethering the vest to the bike, but ok to tether the battery pack to recharge it.  

900,000mAh is a pretty dang hefty battery. The vest will run 6+ hours at 10,000mAh, so that should work for about 4-5 days  

Only downside is the jacket has to come on the slow boat from China....

MMRanch wrote on 10/28/19 at 17:20:08:


Why didn't they save themselves some ink?

900,000 mAh = 900 Ah

10,000 mAh = 10 Ah

Divide the Ah by the current draw and you get hours.

I'm glad I come to mind once in a while .  

That bike looks a lot like the V-7 with the Corbin seat ,the 40L bags and the 40L top box.  
But somehow I suspect its not as nimble .   I've also drag raced a 1100 Wing with the V-7 and the V-7 is just a little bit quicker.   Also the same 1100 wing vs the Savage the Wing is just a little bit quicker , not much but a little especially after 75/80 mph.   The Harley 883 and the 1100 GWing were a Really close match.
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A buddy of mine has a 83 1100 GoldWing.  He went through a 888 rear tire in 6,000 miles and needed a new one. Sloans Cycle put it on 2 years ago.  So , he went to Sloans Cycles  to have another tire installed .   They run him off --- with the story of old bikes having rusty bolts that break-off on disassembly.   They wouldn't touch it.  
He don't have  paypal account either .  
So , he ask me what to do ?  
First thing I told him was "Lets get you a tire that don't need replacing no more than necessary".    You can guess what tire that is.  So I ordered him one.
Then we spent about 3 hours on my carport putting it on the bike.   You don't ever want to have to put a tire on an old GWing !  
I'd rather do the Guzzi twice than the Wing once again !   It took two jacks - one for the bike and one for the swing-arm/shaft thing getting "JUST RIGHT".   It seems the axle only comes out when its in the perfect position.

I have rode his old GoldWing and its easy to like till ya get to a corner , then its like a low/wide/monster.

 

Right now I am tied up at home this weekend putting in hardwoord floors in the kitchen (finally got the base cabinets resolved and finished yesterday).  Considering I am close to losing my mind, I can aim to have the floors done this weekend so I can break away next weekend if that looks viable?

We are burying my sister on the 3rd.

So Dave ,
Would Deb be more interested if we went to Helen instead of Robbinsville ?

Marcia told me she is ready for a Helen trip.  That would be ride in the middle of the day and walk/shop till the day warms-up .  

Dave , I'm not sure you understand what a wonderful bike the V-7 is .   Its big enough to go anywhere and be fun doing it.  But not so big as to be trouble waiting to happen .   It also is very easy to drive , and comfortable for a all day ride.   I don't like the 17" rear tire , but I can live with it as a "WE" bike.